The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
A town's Sheriff and regular patron of a historical whorehouse fights to keep it running when a television reporter targets it as the Devil's playhouse.
DistributorUniversal Pictures
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Opening$11,874,268
1,400 theaters
1,400 theaters
Release DateJul 23, 1982
Running Time1 hr 54 min
GenresComedy
Musical
In Release162 days/23 weeks
Widest Release1,435 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23-25 | 1 | $11,874,268 | - | 1,400 | - | $8,481 | $11,874,268 | 1 |
| Jul 30-Aug 1 | 2 | $9,012,785 | -24.1% | 1,435 | +35 | $6,280 | $28,414,748 | 2 |
| Aug 6-8 | 2 | $6,292,139 | -30.2% | 1,420 | -15 | $4,431 | $40,102,965 | 3 |
| Aug 13-15 | 4 | $4,445,997 | -29.3% | 1,401 | -19 | $3,173 | $48,081,292 | 4 |
| Aug 20-22 | 5 | $2,931,803 | -34.1% | 1,042 | -359 | $2,813 | $53,374,789 | 5 |
| Aug 27-29 | 4 | $2,305,209 | -21.4% | 1,005 | -37 | $2,293 | $57,264,275 | 6 |
| Sep 3-6 Labor Day wknd | 6 | $2,432,540 | - | 960 | - | $2,533 | $60,127,591 | - |
| Sep 10-12 | 4 | $1,518,548 | - | 885 | - | $1,715 | $62,895,558 | 8 |
| Sep 17-19 | 6 | $1,462,555 | -3.7% | 840 | -45 | $1,741 | $65,204,639 | 9 |
| Sep 24-26 | 7 | $1,208,906 | -17.3% | 780 | -60 | $1,549 | $66,939,244 | 10 |
| Oct 1-3 | 7 | $885,578 | -26.7% | 649 | -131 | $1,364 | $67,834,702 | 11 |
| Oct 8-10 | 7 | $809,889 | -8.5% | 597 | -52 | $1,356 | $69,508,404 | 12 |
| Oct 15-17 | 7 | $546,295 | -32.5% | 528 | -69 | $1,034 | $69,701,637 | 13 |
